Overview
- Acting under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the Jammu district magistrate ordered an immediate 60‑day curb on posts that could disturb public order.
- The order outlaws hate speech, false or fabricated claims, morphed or out‑of‑context images and videos, calls for boycotts or violence, and the use of platforms to mobilize mobs.
- Police were told to register cases right away, the Cyber Crime Unit will watch platforms round the clock, and new monitoring cells will work at the sub‑divisional level.
- Group administrators face liability for prohibited posts, and social media firms must act on government takedown requests via the Sahyog portal or risk losing safe‑harbour under the IT Act.
- Violations can draw charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the IT Act, with fines and jail terms, and local reports say at least one more district has issued a similar order.